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lr is reported in London that the crown
long as Emperor William lives. Il pre-
fer" said he, s'to let my old father have
some hope, and will not risk fastening
catastrophe by undergoing q dangerous
operation
LONDON dispatch says that passen-
ger on the steamer State of Indiana,
named Chas. Cowathsch, was arrested at
Greenock for having in his possession four
dynamite cartridges, each seven inches
long.
The land comm ssion has reduced rents
III Limerick 40 per cent.
In view OF the agitation of postal tel
egraphy there is no likelihood that the
country will have penny postage very
soon. At the postoffice department entire
satisfaction is EXPIRE ssed with the results
Of the last reduction of the letter postage,
but it is stated that the step from two
cents to one, being complete reduction
Of one-half, would be two great at this
time even through postal telegraphy was
not considered.
GEN. VAN WICK, wife and daughter
are III Washington and will remain two or
three weeks. The general is looking after
pensions and other official business for
his Nebraska friends. He has rentei his
residence and will give possession of it
December l.
SAN FRANCISCO democrats are making
strenuous efforts to secure the national
convention of 1888 in that city. Within
the last few days different members of the
national committee residing in Washi n.y.
ton have received circular letters directing
their attention to the merits of San Fran
cisco Tor this purpose. These gentlemen
claim that the logical result OF holding
the convent on in California would insure
fourteen electoral votes Of Nevada,
Oregon and California to the demo-
cratic candidate, whoever he might
be. The building in which the convention
could be held has seating capacity of
10000. Railway transportation, they say,
will be reduced to a minimum, while hotel
accommodations, according to the terms of
the circular, cannot be surpassed.
TANNATUBBE, a Choctaw Indian charged
with murder, died in the United States
Jail at Fort Smith, Ark. A singular in
stance connected with his death is the fact
that Tom ,tnbbe. jackson Stewart and
Herman Cooper were all arrested near
Dooksville short time ago and lodged in
the Jail at Fort Smith at the same time, and
two weeks ago Stewart died. Herman
Cooper breathed his last the other day, his
death being followed recently by that of
".onnatubbe. All of them were IRON the
me neighborhood, Stewart and Tonna-
t''bbe being indicted jointly for the same
A,urder. Tonnatubbe said when first
taken sick that he could not go back home
for fear of being killed, and did not like
to stay in Jail and therefore would like to
die. He refused 10 take either medicine
or nourishment, laying quietly under his
blanket until life was extlnct.
The grand jury has returned to the
Dodge county, Neb., district court three
indictments against one William F. Harris
FOR criminal assault upon three different
little girls, whom it is alleged he enticed
into his room in the Northwestern hotel,
in Fremont, about two months ago. Har-
Els is III Jail and will be tried during the
present term of court.
RECEIVER MCNULTA, of the Wabash
railroad, has given notice of the with
drawal of his line from the Chic ,go and
st. Louis passenger agreement. The gem
ernl opinion is that the trouble will drift
INTO a rate war between Chicago an st.
Louis lines.